(CIVIL WAR MANUALS) Swain James B Rules Regulations Forms a

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(CIVIL WAR--MANUALS.) Swain, James B. Rules, Regulations, Forms, and Suggestions, for the . . . 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. Text illustrations. 96 pages. 12mo, contemporary limp cloth gilt-stamped "Scott's 900," minor wear; moderate dampstaining and minor wear to contents; signed by the author's son Chellis D. Swain on title page. New York, 1863

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This cavalry manual is noteworthy for its complaint that "the greatest evil in the Army is the system of cooking," followed by 6 pages of recipes and cooking suggestions which close the volume.